Today on Modern Mechanix we look at this souped up, rocket powered motorcycle, a bunch of time-saving household inventions, a fun looking flying game that involves sitting in front of a wind tunnel, a somewhat sketchy way to prevent your house from flying away in a hurricane, a gadget crammed electric crib for your geeky baby and a celebrity filled 1952 Mechanix Illustrated article about the profitable hobby of signature collecting.
This weekend we looked at the granddaddy of scantron machines, tips for how to throw a ghost themed party, a twelve foot rifle, and an interesting and godly way to smuggle your stash of heroin into the country. Back when planes could only fly a few hundred miles at a time, there were many plans for placing giant floating airports in the middle of the Atlantic. What’s the best way to pay tribute to your favorite sport? Try using the stadium as a giant ashtray. Also check out this church with a giant figure of Christ in splayed out over it, a Russian monorail with spherical wheels, the origin of the hula-hoop, a story about society folk pillaging the jungle in search of diamonds and Captain Eddie Rickenbacker’s vision for the airplane of the future.
I dunno, an Electric Baby Shaker could certainly save some time for certain people, but second prize in the “New Uses for Electricity Contest”?